Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4020

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Granting a pension to the deceased's heirs. Has no effect on assessing the compensation due as a result of the accident. The reason: the pension is an obligation owed by the entity entrusted with paying it in return for the contributions it collected from the deceased, whereas compensation arises from fault. The exception to this. An exceptional pension on account of the occurrence of the same harmful act.
Arabic original
تقرير معاش لورثة المتوفى. لا أثر له في تقدير التعويض المستحق من جراء الحادث. علة ذلك: أن المعاش هو التزام في ذمة الجهة المنوط بها صرفه مقابل الاشتراكات التي استأدتها من المتوفى بينما التعويض مصدره الخطأ. ما يستثنى من ذلك. المعاش الاستثنائي بسبب وقوع ذات الفعل الضار.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٧٣/٩٢ تجاري جلسة ١٤/٢/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثاني ص ١٦٥)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 743. PDF pages: 743.

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